Stethoscope diaphragm
View Patent ↗The present invention is a stethoscope diaphragm including a disc and a rim. The rim includes a plurality of features extending from an inner circumference of the rim.
1. A stethoscope diaphragm comprising:
a disc; and
a rim;
wherein the rim comprises:
a wall having a first end and a second end,
a lip extending substantially perpendicularly from the first end of the wall,
a bridge extending substantially perpendicularly from the second end of the wall, and a fork extending from the bridge;
a plurality of features extending from the fork; and wherein the features are formed from holes cut out from a portion of the fork.
2. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of features are spaced substantially equally around an inner circumference of the rim.
3. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 1 , comprising at least three features.
4. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 1 , wherein the disc has a plurality of apertures around an outer periphery of a face of the disc.
5. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of apertures are offset from the plurality of features.
6. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 1 , wherein the disc and the rim are a unitary piece.
7. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 1 , wherein the features have a length of between about 0.5 and about 3.8 millimeters from the bridge.
8. A stethoscope diaphragm comprising:
a disc; and
a rim, wherein the rim comprises:
a wall having a first end and a second end;
a lip extending substantially perpendicularly from the first end of the wall;
a bridge extending substantially perpendicularly from the second end of the wall;
a fork extending from the bridge, wherein the fork includes an inner flange and an outer flange; and
a plurality of features extending from the inner flange; and wherein the features are formed from holes cut out from the inner flange.
9. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of features are spaced substantially equally around the inner flange.
10. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 8 , comprising at least three features.
11. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 8 , wherein the disc has a plurality of apertures around an outer periphery of a face of the disc.
12. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of apertures are offset from the plurality of features.
13. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 8 , wherein the features have a length of between about 0.5 and about 3.8 millimeters.
14. The stethoscope diaphragm of claim 8 , wherein the features comprise between about 5 and about 95% of the inner flange.